Show republican MEETING speakers So eakers run up a minstrel show at hooper disappointment surprise and dellett follow pay ten cant to near republican Spee ehe last evening uon jos Stan foni judge bagley hon F J hendershot and wm giesmann GI asmann started for hooper to bold a republican ralla the first two were to be the speakers for the occasion while the last two as chairman and secretary of the county executive committee were to complete the precinct organization when the gentlemen arrived at hooper they were hiehle elated at the eight of the amusement hall being well lighted and filled to overflowing with a cheering audience and alie two buggies neared the ball cheer after cheer was heard and a tremendous clapping of hands the speakers thinking they were somewhat late and believing these favorable signs and ap always acceptable to the ear of a stump for their special benefit and that the audience was pleased at the arrival of the gentlemen at once hastened to the entrance of the hall where they were stopped by the sweet voice of a charming little lady who said ticket 3 please and at the same time the would be speakers got a glimpse through the boen door to the stage and ye gods and little fishes I 1 said one of the speakers there is a show here tonight and the happy smiles of the ogden political speakers were seen more investigation developed the fact that dr lepper and bis famous minstrel troupe were playing to one of the largest audiences ever gathered in hooper the chairman and secretary of the county committee did not go ten miles for nothing and promptly purchased tickets and took in the show which by the way was a good one while mr stanford and judge bagley crestfallen and disappointed wandered back to the city on the weber now comes the part of the proceedings dr lepper is the now celebrated and famous doctor of that name who has several patent medicines of his own which be generously uses at his minstrel shows for all those who are suffering from some of the many acute diseases he gave bis audience a free application which like magic seems to take immediate effect and while he was thus engaged in healing his patient in the audi nce he stumbled up against the two Ogden ites mr hendershot suggested to the doctor the advisability of allowing the chairman and secretary to address that great audience on re he consented he said is show consisted of two parts first a minstrel show and then a laughable farce and that it usually took from one to two hours between the changes for the the troupe to wash the part from their bodies and that during that time he the doctor always delivered a lecture on medicine but this time he would give way tot his friends from ogdon mr hendershot fixed it that way mr glaesemann Glae emann would not bo so mean as to run a republican speech on a democratic audience who bad paid 10 cents each to see and heir a finif trel show such a echeme could only be conceived in the mind of a hendersnot Henders bot promptly at the doctor introduced mr hendershot who seemed to think that it was the only chance 01 his life to make a speech and for forty minutes he made a red liot republican speech which caused applause and cheers to echo and reecho re echo through the hall he closed a beautiful tribute to the women of utah then mr giesmann GI asmann was introduced who spoke for one hour after which republican membership loll 1011 was dis tribu ed and precinct committee of five elected the membership roll discloses the fact that several democrats signed the republican roll among them is one gentleman who was formerly a member of the weber county democratic executive committee and also one gentleman who was six weeks ago elected as secretary of the democratic central committee of hooper after the meeting the republicans remained in the hall and held a jollification meeting rejoicing over the fact ahat the democrats of hooper paid 10 ants to hear a couple of republican speeches A vote of thanks was voted tu dr lepper for history generous per mireion to speak and the chairman and secretary arrived in ogden at 3 a m this morning and at a late hour this morning were still dreaming that judge baeley and hon joseph stanford must go out to address the people of hooper other time |